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Frederick Douglass Quotes

Once you read, you will be free forever Picture Quote #1

Right is of no sex, truth is of no color Picture Quote #1

The more I read, the more I was led to abhor and detest my enslavers Picture Quote #1

It’s a poor rule that won’t work both ways Picture Quote #1

I know of no rights of race superior to the rights of humanity Picture Quote #1

I hear the mournful wail of millions! Picture Quote #1

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I love the religion of Christianity - which cometh from above - which is a pure, peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of good fruits, and without hypocrisy Picture Quote #1

...of whom I can say with a grateful heart, ‘I was hungry, and he gave me meat; I was thirsty, and he gave me drink; I was a stranger, and he took me in.’ Picture Quote #1

To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and sacrilegious irony Picture Quote #1

This war, disguise it as they may, is virtually nothing more or less than perpetual slavery against universal freedoms Picture Quote #1

Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man - too great to be small in anything. In his company I was never in any way reminded of my humble origin, or of my unpopular color Picture Quote #1

I do not think much of the good luck theory of self-made men. It is worth but little attention and has no practical value Picture Quote #1

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We may explain success mainly by one word and that word is WORK! WORK!! WORK!!! WORK!!!! Picture Quote #1

One by one I have seen obstacles removed, errors corrected, prejudices softened, proscriptions relinquished, and my people advancing in all the elements that go to make up the sum of the general welfare. And I remember that God reigns in eternity, and that whatever delays, whatever disappointments and discouragements may come, truth, justice, liberty and humanity will ultimately prevail Picture Quote #1

The American Constitution is a written instrument full and complete in itself. No Court in America, no Congress, no President, can add a single word thereto, or take a single word threreto. It is a great national enactment done by the people, and can only be altered, amended, or added to by the people Picture Quote #1

Did John Brown fail? John Brown began the war that ended American slavery and made this a free Republic Picture Quote #1

In one point of view, we, the abolitionists and colored people, should meet [the Dred Scott] decision, unlooked for and monstrous as it appears, in a cheerful spirit. This very attempt to blot out forever the hopes of an enslaved people may be one necessary link in the chain of events preparatory to the downfall and complete overthrow of the whole slave system Picture Quote #1

We are Americans, speaking the same language, adopting the same customs, holding the same general opinions... and shall rise and fall with Americans Picture Quote #1

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I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it Picture Quote #1

A smile or a tear has not nationality; joy and sorrow speak alike to all nations, and they, above all the confusion of tongues, proclaim the brotherhood of man Picture Quote #1

A man’s character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color of things about him Picture Quote #1

Some know the value of education by having it. I know it’s value by not having it Picture Quote #1

I love the religion of Christianity - which cometh from above - which is a pure, peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of good fruits, and without hypocrisy Picture Quote #1

We succeed, not alone by the laborious exertions of our faculties, be they small or great, but by the regular, thoughtful and systematic exercise of them Picture Quote #1

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The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous Picture Quote #1

I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs Picture Quote #1

The white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black man's misery Picture Quote #1

At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed Picture Quote #1

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will Picture Quote #1

In all the relations of life and death, we are met by the color line Picture Quote #1

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Once you read, you will be free forever (Frederick Douglass Quotes) Right is of no sex, truth is of no color (Frederick Douglass Quotes) The more I read, the more I was led to abhor and detest my enslavers (Frederick Douglass Quotes) It’s a poor rule that won’t work both ways (Frederick Douglass Quotes) I know of no rights of race superior to the rights of humanity (Frederick Douglass Quotes) I hear the mournful wail of millions! (Frederick Douglass Quotes) I love the religion of Christianity - which cometh from above - which is a pure, peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of good fruits, and without hypocrisy (Frederick Douglass Quotes) ...of whom I can say with a grateful heart, ‘I was hungry, and he gave me meat; I was thirsty, and he gave me drink; I was a stranger, and he took me in.’ (Frederick Douglass Quotes) To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and sacrilegious irony (Frederick Douglass Quotes) This war, disguise it as they may, is virtually nothing more or less than perpetual slavery against universal freedoms (Frederick Douglass Quotes) Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man - too great to be small in anything. In his company I was never in any way reminded of my humble origin, or of my unpopular color (Frederick Douglass Quotes) I do not think much of the good luck theory of self-made men. It is worth but little attention and has no practical value (Frederick Douglass Quotes) We may explain success mainly by one word and that word is WORK! WORK!! WORK!!! WORK!!!! (Frederick Douglass Quotes) One by one I have seen obstacles removed, errors corrected, prejudices softened, proscriptions relinquished, and my people advancing in all the elements that go to make up the sum of the general welfare. And I remember that God reigns in eternity, and that whatever delays, whatever disappointments and discouragements may come, truth, justice, liberty and humanity will ultimately prevail (Frederick Douglass Quotes) The American Constitution is a written instrument full and complete in itself. No Court in America, no Congress, no President, can add a single word thereto, or take a single word threreto. It is a great national enactment done by the people, and can only be altered, amended, or added to by the people (Frederick Douglass Quotes) Did John Brown fail? John Brown began the war that ended American slavery and made this a free Republic (Frederick Douglass Quotes) In one point of view, we, the abolitionists and colored people, should meet [the Dred Scott] decision, unlooked for and monstrous as it appears, in a cheerful spirit. This very attempt to blot out forever the hopes of an enslaved people may be one necessary link in the chain of events preparatory to the downfall and complete overthrow of the whole slave system (Frederick Douglass Quotes) We are Americans, speaking the same language, adopting the same customs, holding the same general opinions... and shall rise and fall with Americans (Frederick Douglass Quotes) I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it (Frederick Douglass Quotes) A smile or a tear has not nationality; joy and sorrow speak alike to all nations, and they, above all the confusion of tongues, proclaim the brotherhood of man (Frederick Douglass Quotes) A man’s character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color of things about him. (Frederick Douglass Quotes) Some know the value of education by having it. I know it’s value by not having it. (Frederick Douglass Quotes) I love the religion of Christianity - which cometh from above - which is a pure, peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of good fruits, and without hypocrisy. (Frederick Douglass Quotes) We succeed, not alone by the laborious exertions of our faculties, be they small or great, but by the regular, thoughtful and systematic exercise of them. (Frederick Douglass Quotes) The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous (Frederick Douglass Quotes) I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs (Frederick Douglass Quotes) The white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black man's misery (Frederick Douglass Quotes) At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed (Frederick Douglass Quotes) Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will (Frederick Douglass Quotes) In all the relations of life and death, we are met by the color line (Frederick Douglass Quotes)

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